Natural Chemistry 00081v Consumer Phosphate Test Kit

Easy to use

Okay, all the bad reviews is due to the instructions or someone being upset the plastic container broke. It is very difficult to find tests that are this accurate down to this small of ppm. It is VERY RARE. The issue is the directions are trying to dumb this down to the point that someone is not understanding that the reagent is not in the test strip padding that you are reading. When you you fold this IN HALF and place inside the plastic tube (can be any plastic tube if close to same size/shape) the reagent is coming out of the pads to activate the color pads. See, even me trying to explain sounds confusing. Basically, follow the directions - do NOT just dip this in water. You must place inside the plastic tube to activate the reagents to cause the color change. I have bought many different tests on the market from the super expensive that combines in all in one pad but there are not as accurate as these. These are super expensive in my opinion but when I compare the cost to the amount that I will spend on reverse ozone filters or drinking high phosphorus water then I am okay with the price. My water is so high in phosphorus, the water will turn GREEN. It is a BIG secret in Florida how bad the water is from phosphorus mines, to phosphorus fertilizer, phosphorus in animal and human food, and most RX drugs contain phosphorus as preservative. Please test your water for phosphorus. The more you learn about water the better as it can save you lots of money. As a farmer I do not need to buy phosphorus as my water content is so high but I do have to change the PH so the plants can access it. Phosphorus precipitates - so looking at your water which will be crystal clear and with no smell - is MEANINGLESS. Precipitates means it has to come out of the water - so the green is NOT algae it is actually phosphorus. I have had extensive lab testing. The phosphorus so high in my water - my ducks internally laying and DYING due to calcium low due to poison levels of phosphorus. Do you think the State of FLORIDA SENDS out public notices likes in other States or do you think the County lets you know? Of course not. Your water needs to be tested so you can have a healthy body and a healthy family. Thank you for making this and providing this on Amazon.

I cannot verify the accuracy of the product, as I did not test my water by any other means at the same time. But based on the pool appearance, I believe it to be accurate. It was pretty easy to use. My only issue was that you need a test tube to mix the water and reagent strip. No tube was included, nor did I read anywhere in the description that one was necessary. I made due with what I had, but it did require a little scrambling.

Very quick and easy way to test for phosphates.

we have a 20x50 inground concrete pool and use them all the time

You have to bend the strip over so the pads face each other and then insert the strip into a tube full of water with the bent side up. Sounds great, but if the strip gets pushed too far into the tube then you have to use tweezers (or something) to get it out.Kind of a stupid design.

Gave me reassuring results when testing, then treating for pool water phosphates. Saves me a trip or two to the pool store.

I recently bought a hot tub that has a chlorine-generating salt system. Before delivery, I had been reading complaints that the "salt cartridge", which is expected to last 3-4 months, was dying in half that time. An alert from my dealer explained that high phosphate levels in the water would cause this.I ordered this test kit and was shocked to see that my city water was loaded with phosphates (1000ppb), where the goal was under 200 or as close to zero as one could get. I've now applied NaturalChemical's PhosFree to see if that helps.I found the test procedure hard to understand at first, with the small diagrams not helping. The key I didn't pick up on at first, though it is in the instructions, is that once you have inverted the tube five times, you take off the cap (and with it the test strip.) Then you set the end of the tube down on one of the white squares on the container and look down into the (now colored) water, comparing the tint to the color scale. It's not as easy as other kinds of test strips where you just dip them and then hold the pad up to the color scale, but I did manage it once I understood the process.Edit: March 13, 2022PhosFree definitely helps - my Phosphate reading went from 1000 to zero in just a few days.